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Mercury
This planet is one of the four inner planet.
Mercury is the smallest terrestrial planet and the planet close to the sun.
Mercury's mass is so small that gravity it gravity is very weak.
During the day, the side facing the sun reaches temperature of 430ºc.
Venus
Venus Planet
Venus is a inner planet
Took it on 12:22:21 AM
Took it on Wed, Mar 07, 2012
Venus is 3 millions year away from Earth.
Venus density and internal structure are similar to Earth's. But, in other ways, Venus and Earth are very different.
The trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called greenhouse effect.
Venus rotate from east to west in a opposite way of almost all the moons and planets.
Venus's surface has manny volcanoes and broad plains formed by lava flows.
The clouds are made mostly of droplets of sulfuric acid.
Mars
Mars Planet
Mars is an inner planet
Took it on Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Amado, arizona
Took it at 12:22:21 AM
Mars is 4.35 light years away from Earth
Mars is called "Red Planet"
Mars transparent atmosphere allows people on Earth to view it's surface with a telescope.
It covers a region as large as the state of Missouri and is nearly three times as tall as Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
Mars have very small moons.
At both location the rovers found strong evidence that liquid water was once present.
Jupiter
Jupiter Planet
Jupiter is an outer planet
Took on Wed, Mar 07, 2012
Amado, arizona
Too it at 07:26:30 PM
Jupiter is 32 million light years away from
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet.
Jupiter has a thick atmosphere made up mainly of hydrogen and helium.
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons.
Many of this are small moons that have been found in the last few years thanks to improved technology.
Saturn
Saturn Planet
Saturn is a outer planet
took at 03:06:33 AM
Saturn is 1.5
light year away from Earth
Amado, Arizona
Saturn's atmosphere also contains clouds and storms, but they are less dramatic than those on Jupiter.
Saturn has the most spectacular rings of any planet.
It rings are broad and thin like a compact disc.
Four other moons of Saturn are each over 1000 kilometers in diameters.
Neptune
Neptune is a cold blue planet. Its atmosphere contains visible clouds
The largest moon is Triton, which has a thin atmosphere.
Other smaller spot and region's of clouds of Neptune also seem to come and go.
Astronomer had discover 13 moons orbiting on Neptune.
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Mercury
This planet is one of the four inner planet.
Mercury is the smallest terrestrial planet and the planet close to the sun.
Mercury's mass is so small that gravity it gravity is very weak.
During the day, the side facing the sun reaches temperature of 430ºc.
Venus
Venus is a inner planet
Took it on 12:22:21 AM
Took it on Wed, Mar 07, 2012
Venus is 3 millions year away from Earth.
Venus density and internal structure are similar to Earth's. But, in other ways, Venus and Earth are very different.
The trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called greenhouse effect.
Venus rotate from east to west in a opposite way of almost all the moons and planets.
Venus's surface has manny volcanoes and broad plains formed by lava flows.
The clouds are made mostly of droplets of sulfuric acid.
Mars
Mars is an inner planet
Took it on Thursday, Mar 08, 2012
Amado, arizona
Took it at 12:22:21 AM
Mars is 4.35 light years away from Earth
Mars is called "Red Planet"
Mars transparent atmosphere allows people on Earth to view it's surface with a telescope.
It covers a region as large as the state of Missouri and is nearly three times as tall as Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
Mars have very small moons.
At both location the rovers found strong evidence that liquid water was once present.
Jupiter
Jupiter is an outer planet
Took on Wed, Mar 07, 2012
Amado, arizona
Too it at 07:26:30 PM
Jupiter is 32 million light years away from
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet.
Jupiter has a thick atmosphere made up mainly of hydrogen and helium.
Galileo discovered Jupiter's four largest moons.
Many of this are small moons that have been found in the last few years thanks to improved technology.
Saturn
Saturn is a outer planet
took at 03:06:33 AM
Saturn is 1.5 light year away from Earth
Amado, Arizona
Saturn's atmosphere also contains clouds and storms, but they are less dramatic than those on Jupiter.
Saturn has the most spectacular rings of any planet.
It rings are broad and thin like a compact disc.
Four other moons of Saturn are each over 1000 kilometers in diameters.
Neptune
Neptune is a cold blue planet. Its atmosphere contains visible clouds
The largest moon is Triton, which has a thin atmosphere.
Other smaller spot and region's of clouds of Neptune also seem to come and go.
Astronomer had discover 13 moons orbiting on Neptune.